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Buy Discounted Tickets for Theme Parks in Frisco – Dallas – Fort Worth & Beyond
There is absolutely no need to pay gate prices for California theme park tickets. All it takes to save is some number crunching and pre-planning. We do most of the research for you — fact-checked regularly — and present where we think the best value is for visiting Disneyland, LEGOLAND, Universal Studios Hollywood, San Diego Zoo, and other Southern California theme and amusement parks.
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San Diego Zoo
This world-famous zoo might be San Diego’s number-one attraction! No San Diego vacation is complete without a visit to the impressive San Diego Zoo, where you can ride the SkyFari tram and see hippos, Polar Bear Plunge, koalas, and so many other amazing exhibits for all ages. But don’t pay full price I have a promo code that makes these tickets even cheaper! Use the information below to get discounted tickets to the San Diego Zoo for single-day and multi-day visits for grownups and kids.
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San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Once a conservation facility closed to the public, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido is home to more than 2,600 wild and endangered animals. It is also the largest veterinary hospital in the world. Many conservation programs still take place here, funded partly by visitors, including an endangered species breeding program that has introduced many animals back into the wild. You can learn more about creatures from Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe, and North and South America without paying full price by grabbing your discounted San Diego Zoo Safari Park tickets ahead of time and going straight to the gate. Check for unpublished deeper savings on tickets through my partnership with aRes Travel.
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LEGOLAND California
LEGOLAND® California caters to kids 2-12 but is truly fun for the whole family. Enjoy more than 60 rides (including the thrilling Dragon Coaster), attractions, and shows plus amazingly detailed cities built entirely out of millions of LEGO bricks. There’s also LEGOLAND Water Park — the perfect place to cool off on warmer summer days — and SEA LIFE Aquarium at the park entrance. If you are a LEGO enthusiast (or there’s one in your family), you’ll definitely want to plan for a two-day trip. Finding discounted tickets to LEGOLAND California is easy with my link.
SeaWorld San Diego
LEGOLAND® California caters to kids 2-12 but is truly fun for the whole family. Enjoy more than 60 rides (including the thrilling Dragon Coaster), attractions, and shows plus amazingly detailed cities built entirely out of millions of LEGO bricks. There’s also LEGOLAND Water Park — the perfect place to cool off on warmer summer days — and SEA LIFE Aquarium at the park entrance. If you are a LEGO enthusiast (or there’s one in your family), you’ll definitely want to plan for a two-day trip. Finding discounted tickets to LEGOLAND California is easy with my link.
Disneyland California
LEGOLAND® California caters to kids 2-12 but is truly fun for the whole family. Enjoy more than 60 rides (including the thrilling Dragon Coaster), attractions, and shows plus amazingly detailed cities built entirely out of millions of LEGO bricks. There’s also LEGOLAND Water Park — the perfect place to cool off on warmer summer days — and SEA LIFE Aquarium at the park entrance. If you are a LEGO enthusiast (or there’s one in your family), you’ll definitely want to plan for a two-day trip. Finding discounted tickets to LEGOLAND California is easy with my link.
Universal Studios Hollywood
LEGOLAND® California caters to kids 2-12 but is truly fun for the whole family. Enjoy more than 60 rides (including the thrilling Dragon Coaster), attractions, and shows plus amazingly detailed cities built entirely out of millions of LEGO bricks. There’s also LEGOLAND Water Park — the perfect place to cool off on warmer summer days — and SEA LIFE Aquarium at the park entrance. If you are a LEGO enthusiast (or there’s one in your family), you’ll definitely want to plan for a two-day trip. Finding discounted tickets to LEGOLAND California is easy with my link.
Knotts Berry Farm
LEGOLAND® California caters to kids 2-12 but is truly fun for the whole family. Enjoy more than 60 rides (including the thrilling Dragon Coaster), attractions, and shows plus amazingly detailed cities built entirely out of millions of LEGO bricks. There’s also LEGOLAND Water Park — the perfect place to cool off on warmer summer days — and SEA LIFE Aquarium at the park entrance. If you are a LEGO enthusiast (or there’s one in your family), you’ll definitely want to plan for a two-day trip. Finding discounted tickets to LEGOLAND California is easy with my link.
Six Flags Magic Mountain
LEGOLAND® California caters to kids 2-12 but is truly fun for the whole family. Enjoy more than 60 rides (including the thrilling Dragon Coaster), attractions, and shows plus amazingly detailed cities built entirely out of millions of LEGO bricks. There’s also LEGOLAND Water Park — the perfect place to cool off on warmer summer days — and SEA LIFE Aquarium at the park entrance. If you are a LEGO enthusiast (or there’s one in your family), you’ll definitely want to plan for a two-day trip. Finding discounted tickets to LEGOLAND California is easy with my link.
Should You Buy a Sightseeing Pass?
Go City
If you plan to visit multiple attractions in San Diego or Los Angeles, a Go City pass is a must-have for savings. You can choose between single-day or multi-day all-inclusive passes or explorer passes that get you into only the attractions that you’re most excited to enjoy.
Go City passes will save you up to 50% off gate prices as you visit all the attractions you want for one low price. And as a bonus, pass holders often go straight to the gate and skip the ticket booth.
The Go City San Diego pass includes all the major San Diego theme parks on this page and most of the museums and tours (and even the option to add some Los Angeles attractions). The Go City Los Angeles pass can include Universal Studios Hollywood, Warner Bros. Studio Tour, Knott’s Berry Farm, and much more. Go City San Francisco includes major museums, tours, and more.
CityPASS
CityPASS is a more simplified sightseeing pass. In San Diego, you need to be going to LEGOLAND California or SeaWorld San Diego or both to get the value out of it (if you aren’t going to either park, buy individual tickets or consider Go City).
Then, you can select three other included attractions on top of one or both of the major theme parks.
The San Francisco CityPASS is significantly less expensive because it doesn’t have major theme parks. But it does have popular things to do like SF Zoo, Exploratorium and more so is definitely worth a look
Note: There is a Southern California CityPASS, but I’m not a huge fan of it because the way it’s sold these days is similar to just building discounted tickets individually.
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Traveling With Little Ones?
Even better! Admission for kids ages three and under at most California theme parks is already free. With discount theme park tickets, you’ll have more to spend on luxury hotels, souvenirs, or restaurants. No one wants to pay more than they have to!
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